Famous Renaissance Figures

Da vinci’s personal life

 

            Leonardo was born on April 15, 1452 in Vinci, Italy and he died on May 2, 1519 Amboise, France. Very little is known about Vinci's early life. He spent his first five years in the hamlet of Anchiano, then lived in the household of his father, grandparents and uncle, in the small town of Vinci. Vinci was an Italian polymath, having been a scientist, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, painter, sculptor, architect, botanist, musician and writer. leonardo was also one of the few people in the world that could write completely different things with both his hands on opposite ends. Vinci had a lot of interest in flight, historians think that it was because of a kite that landed on him and it's tail feathers started to flap on his lips, this might have influenced him on flight and flying machines. Da Vinci was an illegitimate son of Ser Piero- a prominent notary (a public official who certifies legal documents). His mother, a peasant woman was named Caterina. In later life, Leonardo only recorded two childhood incidents. One, which he regarded as an omen, was when a kite dropped from the sky and hovered over his cradle, its tail feathers brushing his face. The second occurred while exploring in the mountains. He discovered a cave and was both terrified that some great monster might lurk there, and driven by curiosity to find out what was inside. When he was fifteen, his father apprenticed him to Andrea del Verrocchio, the leading artist of Florence and the early Renaissance. Verrocchio, a sculptor, painter, and goldsmith, was a remarkable craftsman. At the age of twenty, Leonardo qualified as a master in the Guild of St Luke, the guild of artists and doctors of medicine, but even after his father set him up in his own workshop, his attachment to Verrocchio was such that he continued to collaborate with him. At old age, from September 1513 to 1516, Leonardo spent much of his time living in the Belvedere in the Vatican in Rome. In 1516, he entered François' service, it was here that he spent the last three years of his life, accompanied by his friend and apprentice. Da Vinci had great concern for the quality of execution in expressing the vitality of the human figure, inventions, engineering, art and literature. These elements were important in the formation of Leonardo's artistic style.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recording/Interview

 

To hear the recording/interview that was done please click the audio button and open the work document.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Worldview

 

To look at the Worldview Points please open this Microsoft Word Doucment!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

How leonardo da vinci affected society in the renaissance:

 

Leonardo was a humanist just like many other people during the renaissance. He was a genius, far ahead of his time and because of this many people loved him and followed his humanist thoughts. He said that all people should be attending to themselves and their philosophy's rather than attending to the church or the pope.

 

Humanism

 

Leonardo was a peace loving man. Even though he created many war machines,he abhorred them, and tried his best to hide the designs. he had very progressive and forward ways of thinking about how humans should be treated, and many loved him for this. Except the church. Because they felt threatened by his ideas, many of which were directly challenging the ideas and philosophy. This made them make some untrue and rude claims meant to derail or shame him in the eyes of the public, thus making him powerless, because no one would believe or accept the ideas.

 

Painting/art Analysis

 

One of the major accomplishments that are recognized is the famous painting called the The Last Supper. In this picture, there are many men including Bartholomew, Andrew, James Minor, Christ, Thomas, James Major, Philip, Matthew, Thaddeus, Judas, Peter, John and Simon. This painting represents Jesus and his 12 disciples and when Jesus says that one of his disciples will betray him. In this picture, Leonardo purposely attempted to confuse and fool the observer with contradictory symbols and double-meanings. for instance, the fallen salt- shaker traditionally is a symbol of bad luck. Instead, instead of indicating the mischief of Judas, the fallen saltshaker could suggest his rehabilitation. H0e could have been chosen to play the role of the traitor. Jesus spent a lot of time around Lake Tiberias and that he selected his Apostles or disciples among local fishermen. The fish could represent the time he spent around the lake. Another astounding but interesting object is the knife that Peter on the left side of the picture. Jesus says that someone is going to kill him soon. But the interesting part is that Peter doesn't have the knife to kill Jesus, but instead he has it to defend Jesus against the incoming threat. Looking at it the picture, you see a wine goblet and bread. Jesus says that the bread represents his body and the wine represents his blood. He told this to his disciples because he knew that he will die in a couple moment and he chose objects for his disciples to remember him by. Not only that but he gave an object that would be eaten almost everyday. As you can see, Leonardo's paintings always had a message or objects that represent something. He also put art and objects in a way that it would have a double meaning.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bibliography

 

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